60 Hikes Within 60 Miles: Sacramento

Jordan Summers has had more fun sleeping on rock, snow, and dirt than any one person should be allowed. As a boy in Virginia, he would camp in the woods behind his house. Since then, he’s spent absurd amounts of time in the three major ranges and many minor ones, and in forests, canyons, and deserts in every season and weather condition. From 2007 to 2009, Jordan hiked about 1,300 miles to research and write 60 Hikes within 60 Miles: Sacramento (first edition), Five-Star Trails around Lake Tahoe, and Easy Hikes Close to Home: Sacramento for Menasha Ridge Press. Jordan is an alumnus of the National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS) Wilderness Outdoor Educator program, a Leave No Trace trainer, and an NOLS/Wilderness Medicine Institute–certified Wilderness First Responder. All of these affiliations help him pursue his passion: to help hikers of all abilities get out there, have a great time there, leave no trace there, and come home safely from there. A volunteer for the Tahoe Rim Trail Association, Jordan lives in the Sacramento suburb of Elk Grove, California, with his partner, Karin Connolly. Most importantly, he and Karin frequently get to hike with his children and grandchildren.

Overview Map

Acknowledgments

Foreword

About the Author

Preface

Recommended Hikes

Introduction

SACRAMENTO AND VICINITY




Capitol Park Loop
Old Sacramento State Historic Park
Riverwalk Park
William Land Park Trail
Effie Yeaw Nature Center Trails
UC Davis Arboretum Trail
David-Covell Greenbelt

WEST SACRAMENTO VALLEY




Homestead-Blue Ridge Trail
Blue Ridge-Fiske Peak Trail
High Bridge Trail
Judge Davis Trail
Redbud Trail
Perkins Creek Ridge Trail
Johnson Ridge-Gunsight Rock Trail

DELTA AREA




Grizzly Island Wildlife Area Trail
River Bend-Majestic Oaks Loop Trail
Lodi Lake Nature Trail
Cosumnes River Preserve Trails

FOOTHILLS SOUTH




China Gulch Trail
River of Skulls Trail
Big Trees North Grove Trails
Big Trees South Grove Trail
Indian Grinding Rock Loop Trails
Jenkinson Lake Trail

FOOTHILLS CENTRAL




Pioneer Express Trail
Avery’s Pond Trail
Rattlesnake Bar-Horseshoe Bar Trail
Sweetwater Trail
Monroe Ridge Trail
Dave Moore Nature Area Trail
South Fork American River-Gerle Loop Trail
South Fork American River Trail
Cronan Ranch Trails
Olmstead Loop Trail
Robie Point Firebreak Trail
Lake Clementine Trail
Confluence Trail
Quarry Road Trail to American Canyon Falls
American Canyon-Dead Truck Trail
Wendell T. Robie Trail
Ruck-A-Chucky Rapids Trail
Foresthill Divide Loop Trail
Codfish Falls Trail
North Fork Middle Fork American River Trail
Yankee Jim’s-Indian Creek Trail
Windy Point Trail
Stevens Trail West
Stevens Trail East
Green Valley Trail
Euchre Bar Trail to Humbug Canyon
American Eagle Mine Trail

FOOTHILLS NORTH




Hidden Falls Trails
Fairy Falls Trail
Hardrock Trail
Independence Trail: East Branch
Independence Trail: West Branch
Buttermilk Bend Trail
Point Defiance Trail
Humbug Trail
Diggins Loop Trail

APPENDIXES


Appendix A: Outdoor Shops

Appendix B: Map Sources

Appendix C: Hiking Organizations

Appendix D: Managing Agencies

Appendix E: Additional Reading

Index

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